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Coca Cartery

Coca Cartery was a tango dancer who, with Osvaldo Cartery, won the tango salón category of the World Tango Championship in 2004, competing against 665 couples [2]. In 2007 La Nación profiled the couple among the 'kings of the night' of the Buenos Aires milongas [3].

Coca Cartery was a tango dancer [1]. She danced with Osvaldo Cartery, and the pair won the tango salón category of the World Tango Championship in 2004 against 665 couples [2]. The newspaper La Nación later counted the couple among the 'kings of the night' of the Buenos Aires milongas [3].

A video listing also connects her with several other dance partners: Luis Rojas, Franco Andrada, Fernando Gordillo and Pablo Giorgini [1]. The available sources give no dates for these partnerships [1].

Career

In 2004 Coca Cartery and Osvaldo Cartery won the tango salón category of the World Tango Championship, competing against 665 couples [2].

In 2007 the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación profiled the couple as being among the 'kings of the night' of the city's milongas [3].

On 30 November 2010 PractiMilonguero interviewed the couple [4].

Osvaldo Cartery died in October 2015, at the age of 77 [2].

Partners

Her best-documented partnership was with Osvaldo Cartery, with whom she won the 2004 championship title and was profiled and interviewed as a couple [1][2][3][4].

A video listing records her as having danced with these partners [1]: - Osvaldo Cartery - Luis Rojas - Franco Andrada - Fernando Gordillo - Pablo Giorgini

The listing does not state when these partnerships took place or in what setting [1].

References

  1. 1.TangoTube · tangotube.tv
  2. 2.Osvaldo y Coca Cartery · caminito.tilda.ws
  3. 3.Los reyes de la noche en las milongas porteñas · lanacion.com.ar
  4. 4. · tanguito.co.uk
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with5

Osvaldo Cartery — partnered with Coca CarterySingle source

Franco Andrada — partnered with Coca CarterySingle source

Fernando Gordillo — partnered with Coca CarterySingle source

Partnered with Luis RojasSingle source

Pablo Giorgini — partnered with Coca CarterySingle source

Won1

Won Wins the tango salón category of the World Tango Championship with Osvaldo, against 665 couples.2004Single source

Described as3

Described as La Nación profiles the couple among the 'kings of the night' of the Buenos Aires milongas.2007Single source

Described as The couple are interviewed by PractiMilonguero (30 November).2010-11-30Single source

Described as Osvaldo Cartery dies in October, aged 77.2015Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Titles

Championship results

  • Mundial · Tango de Salón2004 · Lanús

Timeline

  1. 2004Wins the tango salón category of the World Tango Championship with Osvaldo, against 665 couples.

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  2. 2007La Nación profiles the couple among the 'kings of the night' of the Buenos Aires milongas.

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  3. 2010-11-30The couple are interviewed by PractiMilonguero (30 November).

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  4. 2015Osvaldo Cartery dies in October, aged 77.

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Most watched videos

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